Utah Senate president calls on Kevin O’Leary to scale back data center by 75%

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: June 1, 2026

Words: 1,075

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Amid ongoing outcry over a massive, 40,000-acre data center campus being planned in northern Utah, Utah Senate President Stuart Adams announced that he’s calling for the project to be scaled back dramatically.

“I’ve sent a letter directly to Kevin O’Leary calling for a 75% reduction in the proposed data center project area, from 40,000 acres to approximately 10,000 acres,” Adams said in a prepared statement issued Monday. “I am also requiring that any excess …

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